This blog is a celebration of the lives of the Cowhey/Cowey/Cowhy/Cowhig/Ó Cobhthaigh,Donnelly, Foley, McGinley, McGonigle/McGonigal,McWilliams and other related families of Mount Carbon and Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Cowhey (Ó Cobhthaigh) coat of arms

Patrick Cowhey, patriarch of the family, arrived in the U.S. from Ireland in 1823. He spent many years in New York before finally settling in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.We are a family with Irish Catholic heritage - railroaders, coal miners, and the women and children who loved and supported them. We are their proud descendents.If you think you have a link to our family, please contact me!

My Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania family surnames include the following.